Use our Chicago farmers market guide to find fruit, flowers, sweets and veggies all across the city

We're just as excited about going to the beach as you are, but one underappreciated aspect of summer life in Chicago is the beginning of farmers market season. From Andersonville to Pullman, neighborhoods across the city bring in Midwestern vendors selling fresh fruits, veggies, meat and more. You'll spot locavores buying bags full of food, chefs from top Chicago restaurants shopping for produce and residents stopping by for a snack. If you're looking for fresh food in your neighborhood, check out some of the best farmers markets in Chicago.

Chicago's best farmers markets

A section of Logan Square's historic boulevard hosts this popular neighborhood market, which welcomes vendors from as far as Michigan and Wisconsin. Each week, you'll find live music, fresh fruits and veggies as well as some tasty dishes being cooked on-site. Arrive early, because this market gets picked over pretty quickly.

One of the largest farmers markets in Chicago comes to Lincoln Park two days a week, setting up between Clark Street and Stockton Drive on the south end of the park. The Saturday market boasts the largest lineup of vendors (and the biggest crowds), but you'll find chef demos and delicious bites at every market.

This street market dates all the way back to the early 1900s, when immigrant families would sell goods out of pushcarts. Today, the year-round event moved and re-established, but it remains an international experience of bargain hunting. You'll find furniture, clothes, household items, collectibles and some truly delicious Mexican food, in addition to a range of seasonal produce.

Located just south of McCormick Place (easily accessible via the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line station) this farmers market starts later in the summer but keeps the produce coming for more than three months.

Looking for a farm-fresh produce on the far West Side of the city? Check out this weekly market in Columbus Park, which offers convenient evening hours and is located near both the Blue and Green lines.

While there are plenty of places to go grocery shopping in the South Loop, sometimes you're looking for something fresh to cook with. You'll find it at this weekly farmers market, which takes place at Second Presbyterian Church.

Gold Coast shoppers flock to this weekly farmers market, which takes place near the Original Mother's. Yes, it's near a popular stretch of nightlife in the city, but the 7am start time means that all of the party animals are home in bed.

Western Ave and Leland Ave, Tuesdays 7am–1pm and Thursdays 4–8pm, June 5–October 30

Conveniently located in a parking lot by the Western Brown Line station, you've got two chances each week to visit this popular farmers market. Stop by in the morning on Tuesdays or swing by to shop before dinner on Thursday evenings.

Irving Park Rd and Long Ave, first, third and fifth Sundays 10am–2pm, June 3–October 21, 2018

Every other Sunday, this farmers market sets up in the neighborhood's namesake park. You can browse fresh fruits and veggies for most of the summer and part of the fall, but take a look at the calendar before you head out—the market is always canceled on Sundays directly before holidays.